Blouse type garment



Nov. 20, 1951 P. M. BROWN 2,575,791

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BLOUSE TYPE GARMENT Filed Dec. 29, 1950 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 INVENTOR. fi/azai/yfiam Patented Nov. 20, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BLOUSE TYPE GARMENT Phoebe M. Brown, New York, N. Y.

Applicationtnecemberzlh 1950., Serial No. 203,249.

(Gil 2'--I0'6)1 Claims;

i-ng apparel. in the nature. of a. blouse. It is characterized. by asimplicity of design. and. ease and economy of manufacture.

Basically the garment comprises a single. section. of tubular fabricmaterial. such. as a piece of tubular jersey. A com lete blouse typegar.- mentis made therefrom without. cutting. or making of scams, butwith merelythehennnin ofv any raw edges. and theaddition of suitablefastener means such ashooks and eyes or buttons applied in appropriatelyselectedlocations.w

The resulting. garment is not only practical but. attractive and. may befastenedand. arranged in different ways to provide a; variety ofeffects. The varied eifectsresult in partfrom the.- fact that-thegarment. may be applied. onthe wearer in two generally different.fashions, i. e. either in the manner of. a jacket. or conversely byprojecting the armsforwardly-through the arm holes provided. Theinvention accordingly comprises i an article of manufacture possessing.the features, properties, and the relation of elements which will. beexemplified in the article hereinafter described, and the scope of whichinvention will be indicated in the claims.

For a fuller understanding otthe-snature and, objects of the. inventionreference should be had; to the following detailed description taken inconnection. withthe accompanyin drawing,v in which:

Fig. l is a viewin perspective of a piece. of tubular material havinginitialoperations performed thereon to produce. the garmentoi. the.present invention;

Fig. 2 is a view in perspective of. the garment in a completed stageready for use shown some whattilted and with the bottom edge infrontelevated above the rear edge;

Fig. 3 is a bottom. plan..view of Figuretz with the structure of thelatter l figure rotated. through an angle of 180;

Fig. 4 is afront view showing the garment applied to a person inaccordance with'one type: of arrangement;

Fig. 5 is. a view of the same application taken generally'in. the rear;

Fig. 6 is a'view' similar toFig. 4 but with. the garment shaped andfastened a little differently from that of Fig. 4;

Fig. '7 is a front view of the garment applied by projecting, the armsforwardinto the appropriate. openings as distinguished fronr the jackettype of application. shown in Figs 4 to 6.;

Fig. 8 is a front view similar to Fig. 7 but with the garment arrangedandfastened in a little different manner to produce;- a differentefiect;

Fig, 9 is aview similar to Figs. 7 and 8 with the garment similarlyapplied but. with the fastening means separated to produce astill'different effect. from that of the other two figures;

Fig. 10 is a perspective view of a. modified form of. garment. havincertain shaping applied thereto; and.

Fig. 11 is a view of. the garment shown in Fig. 10 folded in a differentdirection and illustrate ing a convenient manner of producing the shapeing of the garment of Fig. 10.

As shown in Fig. l. the garment is composed essentially of a. section.it! of tubular fabric such as jersey cloth. which is soft and embodiesanappreciable degree of elasticity andis capable of being stretched into.suitable shapes in, the manner to be described hereinafter. In itsnormal relaxed condition the tube of material may be collapsed orpressed fiat into overlappin panels havingcommon side edges ii and. I2..Tubular jersey clothis commonly available inv widths. of about. 26 or27 inches, that is having a. circum ference of about 52 to 5% inches.and. is. thusof a size readily adaptable for thepurposes of the present.garment although. oi course it may be desirable to employ other sizes inparticular cases dependent upon. the material. and circum stances;

A top hem i3 of. about 1 /2. inches. in width is formed and likewise abottom hem M which. may benarrower as, for exam le /2 inch in width. Thesection may have a height of about /2 to yard, but again this dimensionwill vary depend.- ent upon various factors such as the character of themateriaL Suitable. means are provided for holding an upper flap portion[5 of one. panel in folded-over relation. and fastened to the otherpanel as shown in Fig. 2.. For this purpose the, outer face of the upperseam edge may be provided with decorative buttons Hi on one panel. andthe other panel at a diametrically opposite areawith complementarybutton holes. I! and when the fastening means is engaged thereby defininarm. holes l8 and I9. A buttonty'pe fastening means is shownanddescribed. as illustrative only and it will be understoodwthat variousother type fastening means may be employed including. a

concealed type dependent upon the effect de-t sired. For purposes offurther identification hereinafter, the panel or fabric layer bearingthe buttons is designated by the numeral 20 and the opposite panel orlayer by numeral. 2 L

The bottom. hem will also have. applied thereto releasable fasteningmeans as indicated atlE and G and F and H. in Fig.2.. Additionalfastening elements 25 maybe includedibe-tweenthe fastening elements Fand. Hot similarlchar actervand likewise additional fasteners 26 may beinserted between the end fasteners E and G. As will appear hereinafterthe hem area between F and H is adapted to be brought adjacent to thehem area E to G in a generally vertical line to form a vertical placketor closure of the garment. Accordingly the fastening means F to H willbe complementary to those of E to G and one set may comprise hooks andthe other eyes or they may be of the glove type or still other types offastening means may be employed. As described, the fastener means are onthe inside of the tubular garment and concealed but may be located in amanner such as to be exposed and if desired so that the edges overlapand in such case of a decorative type. As will be apparent later, thearea 21 of the hem edge M between G and H becomes, upon application ofthe garment to the wearer, the neck or collar line and the area 28between E and F becomes the waist line.

The ultimate appropriate fit of the garment will require that thefastening means be suitably positioned. With a garment of the dimensionsheretofore described the fastener elements E and F may, for example, belocated about 3 inches inwardly from the corresponding edge 12 and l I,that is the dimension 29 in Fig. 2 would be about 3% inches. Thefasteners G and H may be located appropriately for the purpose inwardlyabout 8 inches from the respective edges I2 and II. It will be notedthat the parts and fastening means are symmetrical with respect to amedian plane passing through the line M in Fig. 2.

The garment may be put on and worn in two generally alternative manners.It will be first described when put on in the manner of a jacket. Fig. 3is a bottom View of the garment, that is looking upwardly into thebottom opening of Fig. 2. The right arm is thrust up through the bottomopening of the tube and upwardly and out through the opening [9 in Fig.2, and the left arm is similarly inserted through the bottom opening ofthe tube and upwardly and out the opening l8. The edges 30 and 3! arethen brought together into a vertical arrangement and fastened in thefront as shown in Fig. 4. The fastener elements .F and E arecomplementary and located at the waist. This brings the edge portion 28around the waist as shown, and the neck portion 21 between the fastenerelements H and G encircles'the neck as shown. The parts and shape in therear would be substantially as shown in Fig. in which it will be notedthat the flap i5 appropriately folds down over the top edge of the lowerpanel section 20.

The garment is adapted for fastening and wear ing in a manner to obtainvarious effects as will be appreciated. Fig. 6, for example, shows avariation in which the extreme top closure ele ments H and G are leftunfastened to give a V- neck line and the material is drawn together infolds at the point 32 by suitable means such as a ribbon leaving theshoulder bare. The ribbon in this case is looped underthe material atthe front and through the normal arm openings l8 and I8 and as theribbon is drawn together and tied at the front, the material is drawntogether as shown.

The garment, fitted as described in Figs. 4 to 6 is illustrative of theappearance and lines when the garment is applied in the fashion of ajacket. Alternatively the garment may be applied in the reverse fashionin which case, referring to Fig. 3, the right arm is thrust forwardthrough the opening l8 and the left arm through opening IS in Fig. 3 andthe garment wrapped around the body from the front to the rear. Theedges 30 and 3| will be brought together as shown in Fig. 4, except inthis case the vertical placket or closure will be at the back. Fig. 7shows the appearance in the front and the parts of the garment may beidentified by the reference characters showing the flap l5 and thebuttons It with the flap again extending down from the top over the topedge of the lower panel section 2|]. The neck edge 21 again engagesaround the neck and likewise the waist edge 28 engages around the waist.

Fig. 8 shows the garment similarly applied but in this case the flapportion I5 is secured by the middle button IE only to provide adistinctive and novel effect. In Fig. 9 the flap I5 is entirely releasedfrom the lower section 20 to give the effect of a low-cut waist with adecorative neck scarf. v v V V l The garment thus far described hasbeenof substantially simple, plaintubular character. It will beappreciated that variations and refinements may be employed within thegeneral principles which have been described and'illustrated as, forexample, a certain amount of shaping of the basic tubular member may beeffected. Figs. 10 and 11 show a modification of such character. Theprincipal change in this regard is that the neck line or edge 27'between the fasteners H.

and G has been cut out on a curve to give a shaped neck fittingportionand likewise the waist line or edge 28 has been similarly cut outon a curved line to conform more exactly to the shape at the waist ofthe wearer. The shaping described and shown may be particularlydesirable in the cases of some materials which are less elastic thanothers or are thicker and more bulky or comprise the larger sizes.

The shaping shown in the garment of Fig. 10 may be conveniently efiectedby folding the garment down flat on a diameter arranged at right anglesto the diameter upon which the garment is compressed in Fig. 10 wherebythe edges 'II and ii. of Fig. 10 will'be located asshown in Fig. 11. Asingle cut on a curved line through the two thicknesses may then be madeto produce the waist line 28 and likewise a similar cut through the twothicknesses will produce the neck line 21',

Since certain changes may be made in the above article and differentembodiment of the invention could be made without departing from thescope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the abovedescription or shown in the accompanying drawing shall be interpreted asillustrative and not in a limiting sense.

I claim:

1. A blouse comprising a tubular section of fabric material having anopen bottom end and a normally open top end and adapted to encircle thebody, and cooperating releasable fastening means on diametrically Oposed portions of the upper edge of the tubular section for securingtogether said portions, the unsecured por tions of said upper edgeproviding arm openings.

2. A garment adapted to be applied as an outer garment to the upper partof the body comprising a, tubular pieceof material having an open bottomand a normally opentop, and a portion of the top edge adapted to befolded over a diametrically-opposite corresponding edge portion, andfastening means on said portions for releasably securing said portionsin folded over position, said portions and the respective outer parts ofthe tubular piece defining an opening at each side of said portionsadapted to receive the arms respectively of 'aperson extending up- 5wardly therethrough when the garment is applied' 3. A blouse comprisinga section of tubular fabric provided with finished top and bottom edges,the bottom end being open and a substantial portion of the top edgebeing adapted to fold over and form a flap over a correspondingdiametrically opposite upper edge portion. and means on said top edgefor releasably securing said flap in such position, said portions andthe respective outer parts of the section thereby defining arm holes ateach side of said portions, the blouse being adapted to be applied to aper son by inserting the arms into said open bottom and upwardly out therespective said arm openings, and wrapping the garment around the bodywith the edge of said flap arranged substantially horizontally andextending downwardly over the opposed edge part.

4. A blouse comprising a section of tubular fabric material havingsubstantial elasticity, said section having an open bottom and anormally open top and a portion of the top edge adapted to be foldedover and secured to a corresponding diametrically opposed edge portion,and means on said top edge for securing said folded over portion in suchposition, said portions and the respective outer parts of the sectiondefining an arm opening at each side of said portions, the garment beingadapted for application to a person by inserting the arms into said openbottom and upwardly out the respective said arm openings.

5. A blouse comprising a section of tubular fabric material, saidsection having an open bottom and a normally open top and a portion ofthe top edge adapted to be folded over a corresponding diametricallyopposite top edge portion, and means on said top edge for securing saidfolded over portion in said position, the body of the section beingcorrespondingly arranged in two opposed panels, a portion of the bottomedge in the middle of one of the panels comprising a part adapted to fitaround the neck of the wearer, and a portion of the bottom edge in themiddle of the other panel comprising a part adapted to fit around thewaist of the wearer 6. A blouse comprising a section of tubular fabricmaterial having an open bottom and a normally open top and a portion ofthe top edge having means engageable with means on a diametricallyopposite top edge portion for securing same together, the body of thesection being adapted to fold down in two opposed panels, said portionsand the respective outer parts of the section defining an arm opening ateach side of said portions, the garment being adapted for application toa person by inserting the arms into said open bottom and upwardly outthe respective said arm openings, a portion of the bottom edge in themiddle of one of the panels comprising a part adapted to engage aroundthe neck, and a portion of the bottom edge in the middle of the otherpanel comprising a part adapted to engage around the waist, theintervening bottom edge portions comprising on the wearer complementarysubstantially vertical closure edges adapted to be fastened together atone or more points.

7. A garment adapted to be worn on the upper body portion comprising asection of tubular material open at the bottom and having diametricallyopposite portions of the top edge provided with fastening means forsecuring said portions together, said portions extending symmetricallyand for an equal distance laterally from a vertical median plane throughthe tube, and complementary fastening means located at the bottom edgeand symmetrically spaced an equal distance from and on opposite sides ofsaid plane, a bottom edge portion between the complementary parts of thefastening means being adapted to engage around the waist of the wearer.

8. A blouse type garment adapted to be applied selectively either in themanner of a jacket or with the arms projected forwardly into the armopenings comprising a section of tubular fabric material having an openbottom and a portion of the top edge having means releasably engageablewith means on a diametrically opposite top edge portion for securingsaid portions together, said portions and the respective outer parts ofsaid section defining an arm opening at each side of said portions, thetube being capable thereby of being flattened down into substantially aflat plane containing said edge portions and the body comprising twosuperposed panels joined at the side edges, a portion of the bottom edgein the middle of one of the panels comprising a part adapted to engagearound the neck of the wearer in either of said manners of application,and a portion of the edge in the middle of the other panel comprising apart adapted to engage around the waist of the wearer likewise in eitherof said manners of application.

9. A garment adapted to be worn on the upper body portion comprising asection of tubular material open at the bottom and having diametricallyopposite portions of the top edge provided with fastening means forsecuring said portions together, said portions extending symmetricallyand for an equal distance laterally from a vertical median plane throughthe tubular section, and complementary fastening means located at thebottom edge and symmetrically spaced an equal distance from and onopposite sides of said plane, one of the bottom edge portionsintermediate the corresponding -complementary parts of the fasteningmeans being adapted to engage around the waist of the wearer, and theother intermediate edge portion being adapted to engage around the neckof the wearer, said intermediate edge portions being shaped on a concavearc inwardly from the normal bottom edge of the tube.

10. A garment adapted to be worn on the upper part of the bodycomprising a tubular member of fabric material having an open bottom anddiametrically opposed portions of the top edge engaged with each other,said garment having thereby an arm hole at each side formed by saidportions and the respective outer adjacent parts of the tubular memberand the upper end of said tubular member being closed between said armopenings, said garment being adapted to be put on by a person byinserting the arms through the bottom opening and out through therespective said am openings.

PHOEBE M. BROWN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,046,350 Victorius July 7, 19362,460,253 Goldstein Jan. 25, 1949

